Old-School Gazette #7

The Old-School Gazette is a periodically released short PDF supplement line. Each issue of the Gazette will be approximately 5 pages long and contains information suitable for OSRIC compatible gaming. Monsters, magic items, spells, and unique campaign details will be featured in the Gazette. The Old-School Gazette is open for short paid submissions, so send us your ideas/articles at josephbrowning@gmail.com

Within this Old-School Gazette you’ll find the history of Artemista Autumntree at three distinct points in her life along with the 5 new spells she’s researched. Also we continue our tricks and traps to test your player’s wits by Matthew Finch with the ethereal hemisphere, the cold room, the keyhole floor, the sliding room, the stone boots, and invisible dirt. So enjoy this seventh Old-School Gazette and look forward to many more!

This product uses the OSRICTM System (Oldschool System Reference and Index CompilationTM). The OSRICTM system text may be found for free at http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric.

This was just a ton of fun to read. I gotta get caught up on these :) Feel like I'm reading a good ol' late 70's/early 80's gaming mag again<br><br>
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